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Psalms 121
1¶ A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
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Anthropomorphisms: Miscellaneous Figures Psalm 121:4
Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Asking for Help Psalm 121:2
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Eye: Anthropomorphic Uses of Psalm 121:3–5
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 121:2
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
God: Creator Psalm 121:2
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
God: Faithfulness of Psalm 121:3, 4
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
God: Knowledge of Psalm 121:3, 4
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
God: Preserver Psalm 121:3–8
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
God: Saviour Psalm 121:7
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
Immortality: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 121:8
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Journey Psalm 121:8
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Keep Evil Away Psalm 121:7
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
Life: Everlasting Psalm 121:8
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Moon: Its Influences Psalm 121:6
The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Nightmares Psalm 121:5, 6
The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand. / The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Praise for God's Goodness to Righteous Men Psalm 121:1
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
Privileges of Saints: Having God for Their: Keeper Psalm 121:4, 5
Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
Protection of God Is: Perpetual Psalm 121:8
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Protection of God Is: Uninterrupted Psalm 121:3
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Psalms: Didactic Psalm 121:1
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
Psalms: Thanksgiving for God's Goodness to Good Men Psalm 121:1
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Psalm 121:3–8
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 121:1–8
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? / My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. / He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
The Eye: The Jews: Raised Up, in Prayer Psalm 121:1
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
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Psalms 121:1 Verse 1
I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare Ps 25:1), mingled with expectation. The last clause, read as a question, is answered,
Psalms 121:2 Verse 2
by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge (Ps 115:15), to which,
Psalms 121:3-4 Verses 3-4
His sleepless vigilance is added. to be moved--(Compare Ps 38:16; 66:9).
Psalms 121:5 Verse 5
upon thy right hand--a protector's place (Ps 109:31; 110:5). 6-8. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils. nor the moon by night--poetically represents the dangers of the night, over which the moon presides (Ge 1:16).
Psalms 121:8 Verse 8
thy going out, &c.--all thy ways (De 28:19; Ps 104:23). evermore--includes a future state. PSALM 122